I love cookbooks. Generally, I use them as reference books, rather than textbooks with pictures that show me how to do something.

A new book I'm crushing on: Dinner Solved by mom and two-time cookbook author, Katie Workman. 100 recipes for busy moms and families that covers everything from lunch, snacks and picky eaters. I'm raising my hand right now, because I'm one of those picky eater people.

I met Katie two years ago in Orlando at the annual Food & Wine Conference. She got to witness my joy of winning my first culinary competition and crying on stage in front of 100s of people I didn't know.

This week, I get to be reunited with Katie and hopefully neither of us will be crying. We had a nice little phone interview last week for my podcast, Tart & Tangy Triad. Click here to listen to me fumble through this interrogation interview.

There's an Eat & Greet with Katie Workman on Friday, September 11 at 10am at Knollwood Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The tickets are $28 and includes:
*Entry to the event
*A recipe demo
*Tasting (light breakfast/brunch)
*A copy of Katie's new book, Dinner Solved.

Here is a link to tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1905470

One of my favorite parts about Dinner Solved is the Fork In The Road. All of the recipes take you to a certain point and then you can either make it fancy for mom & dad or change up ingredients for the little people in the house. Or vice versa.

Fork in the road. Or a tamale. Whatever.

I'm looking forward to seeing you there. The first THREE PEOPLE to comment that they want FREE TICKETS, will get them. Very simple. Send your friends to come t if you can't come. See you on Friday.